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Desktop: Jam now available

Spotify is bringing Jam to the desktop app! 拾 ️ Now you can start or join a listening party with your friends, family, colleagues, and classmates, with the Spotify desktop app in addition to the mobile app. Although you can listen on your own, Jam in...

MattSuda
Spotify Star
2024-03-14 3:38:28 PM
Monday
Rim4
Gig Goer
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79 replies
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Desktop: New "Now Playing View" sidebar

Spotify is introducing a new "Now Playing View" sidebar in the desktop app and Web Player to go along with the recently released "Your Library" sidebar. Together, the individually customizable design of these new views provides a richer experience, m...

MattSuda
Spotify Star
2023-06-26 8:42:18 AM
3 weeks ago
rednblu
Roadie
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278 replies
22 likes

84788 Views
278 replies
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New Your Library sidebar

Spotify is introducing a new Your Library sidebar in the desktop app and Web Player. The new Your Library sidebar is rolling out to all desktop users now, so you will be seeing it soon if you haven't already. The new Your Library sidebar improves nav...

MattSuda
Spotify Star
2023-04-28 8:08:45 PM
2023-04-29 10:41:16 PM
MattSuda
Spotify Star
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1 replies
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6109 Views
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[Troubleshooting] Windows

Having trouble with the Spotify desktop app? Here’s a step-by-step guide to help get things working again. What to try first Perform a soft reset (generally rebooting the device will suffice). If that doesn’t help, try a clean reinstall. Be sure to l...

Goodman
Spotify Legend
2013-09-17 11:47:47 AM
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Windows

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Bring back numbering within playlists!!!

Why do I only see a musical note in front of a song within a playlist? They used to be numbered, which was very useful, especially since you removed the notification of new songs added to a playlist long ago........... Now it becomes almost impossibl...

cdclub30
Newbie
Why do I only see a musical note in front of a song within a playlist? They used to be numbered, which was very useful, especially since you removed the notification of new songs added to a playlist ...
2018-04-25 9:43:33 AM
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Numbering

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Superuser Contribution Edit the Oflline Song Strorage doesnt work

I try to edit the Oflline Song Storage to another internal Drive. After choosing a folder, Spotify wants me to restart Sportify. After restarting, the Offline Song Storage is on the folder like before, on my SSD. Even restarting my computer oder rein...

DavidLe
Casual Listener
I try to edit the Oflline Song Storage to another internal Drive. After choosing a folder, Spotify wants me to restart Sportify. After restarting, the Offline Song Storage is on the folder like befor...
2018-04-08 1:21:01 PM
2018-04-25 7:14:20 AM
DavidLe
Casual Listener
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2 replies
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700 Views
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Can't change playlist photo

I've attempted multiple times to upload a photo as my playlist image, but constantly get the notice saying that the image can not be uploaded. I have no idea how to solve this issue. Any help?

thatirishdude
Newbie
I've attempted multiple times to upload a photo as my playlist image, but constantly get the notice saying that the image can not be uploaded. I have no idea how to solve this issue. Any help?
2018-04-25 4:08:04 AM
2018-04-25 5:51:05 AM
kiddikalli
Casual Listener
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3 replies
2 likes

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Rapper name bug (href link doesn't work)

Error on Lil Uzi Vert's rapper playlist:Quick and simple, Thanks!

sabeer
Newbie
Error on Lil Uzi Vert's rapper playlist: Quick and simple, Thanks! 😄
2018-04-25 5:11:57 AM
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Managing when song versions change in a playlist

Fairly often, a song that I've had in a playlist for ages is replaced with a crummy dance mix, or karaoke version. I get that the licensing has probably changed, but often I can find the same song still in the catalog. When this happens, it becomes d...

bentwookie
Regular
Fairly often, a song that I've had in a playlist for ages is replaced with a crummy dance mix, or karaoke version. I get that the licensing has probably changed, but often I can find the sa...
2018-04-25 1:05:55 AM
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0 replies
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[Desktop] Fullscreen mode Bug

When I switch to the fullscreen mode (the one with the album cover in the middle and the buttons on the bottom) I see like 2-3 pixels of the desktop's background and it's really making me mad. I haven't found a solution to this issue on the spotify c...

Davide_Alex
Newbie
When I switch to the fullscreen mode (the one with the album cover in the middle and the buttons on the bottom) I see like 2-3 pixels of the desktop's background and it's really making me mad. I have...
2018-04-24 10:03:32 PM
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0 replies
5 likes

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Snaz & Snip not working with spotify premium

Since i tried the 30 days trial of Spotify premium, snip and snaz doesn't recognize the music i am listening, i have an older version of snaz because of the latest version doesn't work anymore because of devs. Could be any setting that blocks third p...

Tugakit
Newbie
Since i tried the 30 days trial of Spotify premium, snip and snaz doesn't recognize the music i am listening, i have an older version of snaz because of the latest version doesn't wor...
2018-03-17 12:48:28 PM
2018-04-24 9:54:13 PM
Landryy
Newbie
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2 replies
3 likes

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2 replies
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Can't see people who follow my playlist

HI! From new versions of Spotify where people follow other people/playlists etc and not subscribe to it, I can't see the people who is following my playlists. For example, in this playlist has 13 followers (formerly subscribers) but I can only see 3 ...

justkook
Gig Goer
HI! From new versions of Spotify where people follow other people/playlists etc and not subscribe to it, I can't see the people who is following my playlists. For example, in this playlist...
2014-01-04 1:25:16 AM
2018-04-24 9:35:22 PM
AlexZadik
Newbie
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74 replies
52 likes
Windows

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Superuser Contribution Search function not working and other bugs

Quite a few bugs popping out today - server maintenece day at Spotify? All day the search function has been dead. Tried restarting the program. Tried logging out and logging back in - simply no go. Have also had a couple of issues with the Windows po...

noden67
Music Fan
Quite a few bugs popping out today - server maintenece day at Spotify? All day the search function has been dead. Tried restarting the program. Tried logging out and logging back in - simply...
2018-04-07 11:30:23 PM
2018-04-24 8:27:34 PM
Aimee_T
Roadie
729 Views
1 replies
0 likes

729 Views
1 replies
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Can't uninstall Spotify. Windows 10

I am having some trouble with uninstalling Spotify from my pc. I just spent a month trying to fix a security update problem for my pc. I ended up having to reinstall Windows 10 completely, so I have to reinstall all my applications again :P.I downloa...

Nightoro
Casual Listener
I am having some trouble with uninstalling Spotify from my pc. I just spent a month trying to fix a security update problem for my pc. I ended up having to reinstall Windows 10 completely, s...
2018-04-21 3:19:05 PM
2018-04-24 7:48:36 PM
Nightoro
Casual Listener
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4 replies
0 likes

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution The Songs tab under "YOUR LIBRARY" doesn't have a download option

In the first image the download button is present download buttonI just want a download option for this pretty sure many other people do thanksno download button

Acecryz
Casual Listener
In the first image the download button is present download buttonI just want a download option for this pretty sure many other people do thanks no download button
2018-04-07 3:45:00 PM
2018-04-24 6:30:31 PM
Aimee_T
Roadie
810 Views
1 replies
0 likes

810 Views
1 replies
0 likes

Remove Artist from Daily Mix

The Daily Mix is a great idea and I use it quite a lot. The only annoying thing is artists I have removed keep reappearing in the playlist, meaning I have to remove them again using the Don't play (band name). This happens when I pause the current so...

ofwolfandman
Music Fan
The Daily Mix is a great idea and I use it quite a lot. The only annoying thing is artists I have removed keep reappearing in the playlist, meaning I have to remove them again using the Don't play (b...
2018-04-24 6:05:51 PM
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0 replies
6 likes
don't play song
reappearing

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What does it mean to 'follow' an artist?

What exactly does it mean to 'follow' an artist? I understand that if I go to My Music > Artists they will show up in a list there. But how is that any different than just creating a playlist for that artist? Will I get updates somewhere for artists ...

ansky
Music Fan
What exactly does it mean to 'follow' an artist? I understand that if I go to My Music > Artists they will show up in a list there. But how is that any different than just creating a p...
2014-08-10 5:59:28 PM
2018-04-24 5:31:30 PM
flobemaor
Newbie
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26 replies
3 likes
Windows

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MP3 creates a conflic with Spotify audio files

So, I've ran into this problem where I've realized that if you save a song from a physical album with Windows Media Player that saves your song as (for example) "02 Magic" (it being "Magic" by Coldplay) it will not allow you play the song on Spotify ...

W0lfen
Newbie
So, I've ran into this problem where I've realized that if you save a song from a physical album with Windows Media Player that saves your song as (for example) "02 Magic" (it being "Magic" by Coldpl...
2018-04-24 4:32:19 PM
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0 replies
0 likes

346 Views
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Find Your Friends

Hello! I want to report my problem, I can't even login to Facebook via button "Find Your Friends". Spotify will open the window, but problem is somewhere else, I can't even reach the window, via function Win + Tab or Alt + Tab, I can see the window i...

MartinGamingSVK
Newbie
Hello! I want to report my problem, I can't even login to Facebook via button "Find Your Friends". Spotify will open the window, but problem is somewhere else, I can't even reach the window, via func...
2018-04-24 3:56:17 PM
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0 replies
0 likes
Find friends

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Playlist sorting by Followers options

When browsing through other users playlist I would like to sort them by followers. It seems abit lazy that you state amount of followers a playlist has if you cant't answer the next obvious question, what playlist has the most follower?It is pretty b...

Gonzaz
Newbie
When browsing through other users playlist I would like to sort them by followers. It seems abit lazy that you state amount of followers a playlist has if you cant't answer the next obvious...
2018-04-24 2:10:44 PM
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0 replies
4 likes
Sorting Options
Sorting Playlists

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Cache file location unable to change on Win10 Pro

Unable to change the cache file on Spotify Ver1.0.77.338.g on Windows 10 Pro (64bit)ver.1709. All cache files goes to C:\Users\******\AppData\Local\Spotify\Data.Cache files tooks 10G of spaces on computer, while I'm using Spotify App on iPhone most o...

Penguin_P
Newbie
Unable to change the cache file on Spotify Ver1.0.77.338.g on Windows 10 Pro (64bit)ver.1709. All cache files goes to C:\Users\******\AppData\Local\Spotify\Data. Cache files tooks 10G of spaces on c...
2018-04-24 1:43:11 PM
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Cache
location
Windows 10

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Solved!! "Your daily mix is not available offline message" appears while ONLINE

Hey guys, The subject is pretty self explanatory, I am not using any VPN, I am on my home network via wifi.I tried closing the client and relunching it.Tried logging out and back in.tried rebooting my router even.Nothing helped.Maybe you can.(Windows...

gold9184
Casual Listener
Hey guys, The subject is pretty self explanatory, I am not using any VPN, I am on my home network via wifi. I tried closing the client and relunching it. Tried logging out and back in. trie...
2018-03-13 10:59:19 PM
2018-04-24 1:05:18 PM
daniami
Newbie
2133 Views
6 replies
1 likes

2133 Views
6 replies
1 likes

Windows 10, sudden delay on play/pause/volume/song switch. High-End PC specs.

Hi,I have a problem with Spotify on a high-end desktop computer (i7 6700k, gtx1080, 16gb ram) hooked with a Fiio e07k USB DAC with Beyerdynamic DT770. Hardware acceleration enabled. After a while with application open and no playbacks (1 hrs or such)...

sussebass
Newbie
Hi, I have a problem with Spotify on a high-end desktop computer (i7 6700k, gtx1080, 16gb ram) hooked with a Fiio e07k USB DAC with Beyerdynamic DT770. Hardware acceleration enabled. A...
2018-04-24 7:04:06 AM
598 Views
0 replies
5 likes

598 Views
0 replies
5 likes

Superuser Contribution Spotify Browser Player doesn't work

Recently, my Spotify browser stopped working. I only get the message: Ooops, something went wrong. As well, I can't get the Finnish version of the player, only the international English one (that's not as important, but still...). I have deleted all ...

ericrose
Music Fan
Recently, my Spotify browser stopped working. I only get the message: Ooops, something went wrong. As well, I can't get the Finnish version of the player, only the international English one (that's n...
2018-04-20 10:12:02 AM
2018-04-24 4:50:04 AM
Alfredo
Roadie
612 Views
1 replies
0 likes

612 Views
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